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10:45 AM ET, August 25, 2015

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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Hillary vs. Biden Would Get Ugly Fast  —  You thought Clinton-Obama 2008 was bad?  A Clinton-Biden race could be much worse: White guy steps in woman's path, attacks her integrity!  —  You've got to admit it was kind of a stroke of genius for Joe Biden to have that “secret” meeting with Elizabeth Warren over the weekend.
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CNN:
Vice President Joe Biden is said to be seriously mulling a 2016 bid  —  Washington (CNN)Vice President Joe Biden received President Barack Obama's “blessing” to make a 2016 bid for the White House, according to a senior Democrat.  —  But that's if Biden chooses to run — the decision is his.
Jackie Kucinich / The Daily Beast:
Undercover Republican Goes Hillary-Hunting in Clinton Library  —  Day after sweltering Arkansas day, an anonymous RNC staffer toils inside the Clinton Library, opening file after file—in search of the detail from the past that'll sink the front-runner.  —  LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House won't rule out Obama primary endorsement  —  The White House on Monday said President Obama may offer an endorsement in the Democratic primary, which could pit his former secretary of State against his vice president.  —  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is the front-runner …
Discussion: Politico, Addicting Info and The Week
RealClearPolitics Videos:
Earnest: Adding Biden “Smartest Decision Obama Has Ever Made In Politics,” He Can “Mount A Successful Campaign”
Discussion: Mediaite
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Top Democratic fundraisers invited to meet with Joe Biden at Naval Observatory
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
State GOP leaders plot to tie Donald Trump's hands  —  Amid mounting concerns about Donald Trump's candidacy from the GOP establishment, Republican leaders in at least two states have found a way to make life a lot harder for him.  —  The Virginia and North Carolina parties are in discussions …
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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Jeb Bush Takes a Cue From Donald Trump's Playbook: Punch Back  —  The schoolyard taunts from Donald J. Trump arrive on a daily basis, raining down on Jeb Bush's sober, careful and policy-minded campaign with growing acerbity.  —  Mr. Trump has called Mr. Bush's immigration plans “baby stuff” and his education policy “pathetic.”
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Howard Stern predicts Trump will win GOP nod: ‘People dig him’
Discussion: BizPac Review
Latest | FOCUS TAIWAN:
Boy stumbles, leaves hole in valuable painting at da Vinci exhibit  —  Taipei, Aug. 24 (CNA) A Taiwanese boy on Sunday punched a hole in an extremely valuable Paolo Porpora painting at a Taipei exhibition after apparently tripping and trying to catch his balance on the artwork …
Discussion: Guardian, The Week, Mashable, KFOR-TV and WTKR-TV
New York Times:
Stock Markets Rebound Despite Continued Sell-Off in China  —  The Latest:  —  The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index rose about 2 percent at the open, and the Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 300 points, or more than 2 percent.  —  In China, the benchmark Shanghai composite index closed 7.6 percent lower.
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
IRS finds yet another Lois Lerner email account  —  Lois Lerner had yet another personal email account used to conduct some IRS business, the tax agency confirmed in a new court filing late Monday that further complicates the administration's efforts to be transparent about Ms. Lerner's actions during the tea party targeting scandal.
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Hispanics Frown on Trump, but Not Rest of GOP Field  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — U.S. Hispanics are still getting to know most of the Republican contenders for president.  At this point in the campaign, less than half have formed an opinion of any Republican candidate except Donald Trump and Jeb Bush.
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Brianna Ehley / Politico:   Donald Trump's net favorability rating among Hispanics: -51
The Intercept:
Email from a Married, Female Ashley Madison User  —  Ever since I wrote on Thursday about the Ashley Madison hack and resulting reactions and consequences, I've heard from dozens of people who used the site.  They offer a remarkably wide range of reasons for having done so.
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USA Today:
From obesity to duplicity: Jared's fall to Earth  —  Jared Fogle's lawyer says the former Subway spokesman will accept a plea deal for having sex with underage girls and possessing child pornography.  Jeremy Margolis says his client is seeking treatment and amends.
Discussion: Daily Mail, Mediaite and KFOR-TV
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Barack Obama calls opponents of Iran deal ‘the crazies’  —  LAS VEGAS — There are the people on his side on the Iran deal, President Barack Obama said Monday evening.  Then there are “the crazies.”  —  Back from a notably uneventful and restful two-week vacation in Martha's Vineyard …
Nick Gass / Politico:
John Kasich's approval rating soars in Ohio  —  Ohio Gov. John Kasich's standing continues to rise to an all-time high among voters in the Buckeye State as he campaigns for the Republican presidential nomination, according to the latest results from a Quinnipiac University poll of swing states released Tuesday.
Discussion: The Week and Political Wire
T. Rees Shapiro / Washington Post:
Oscar winners Julianne Moore, Bruce Cohen work to strip school's Confederate name  —  A movement to change the name of a high school honoring Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart has gained support from Hollywood, including a pair of Oscar-winners, actress Julianne Moore and producer Bruce Cohen, who both attended the school in the 1970s.
Ben Carson / USA Today:
BlackLivesMatter misfire  —  Our righteous anger misdirected at politically convenient targets, not real culprits.  —  The idea that disrupting and protesting Bernie Sanders speeches will change what is wrong in America is lunacy.  The “BlackLivesMatter” movement is focused on the wrong targets …
Allum Bokhari / BREITBART.COM:
Rise of the Cultural Libertarians  —  A new force is emerging in the culture wars.  Authoritarians of all stripes, from religious reactionaries to left-wing “social justice warriors,” are coming under fire from a new wave of thinkers, commentators, and new media stars who reject virtually all of their political values.
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Bush embraces same state-based tuition-free plan as Obama  —  Jeb Bush threw his support behind a Tennessee plan to give two years of community college to students tuition free on Monday, the same plan that helped inspire President Obama's similar proposal earlier this year.
Discussion: RedState
Andrea Rock / Consumer Reports:
How Safe Is Your Ground Beef?  —  If you don't know how the ground beef you eat was raised, you may be putting yourself at higher risk of illness from dangerous bacteria.  You okay with that?
Discussion: Washington Post, The Week and NBC News
Politico:
House GOP leaders desperate to avoid shutdown  —  With the clock ticking, Republicans have yet to settle on a strategy to resolve a showdown over Planned Parenthood funding.  —  Getty  —  An explosive confrontation brewing between the House Republican leadership and conservatives …
Discussion: Washington Post
Jeet Heer / New Republic:
Donald Trump Is Not a Populist.  He's the Voice of Aggrieved Privilege.  —  Baffled by Donald Trump's popularity, some observers have sought to make sense of it with a familiar—and often misused—political label.  “Trump is not really a Republican, he's a populist,” historian Geoffrey Kabaservice told the Guardian.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Bridget Judd / ABC:
World's oldest captive wombat Patrick joins Tinder in bid to find love  —  Ballarat Wildlife Park's resident bachelor, Patrick, the oldest common wombat in captivity, is turning 30 this weekend and in a tongue-in-cheek bid to find him love he has been signed up to Tinder by his handlers.
Discussion: The Week and Mashable
Ashley Halsey III / Washington Post:
American Airlines workers say they face racial taunts, discrimination  —  Black American Airlines employees at Reagan National and Philadelphia International airports say they have been subjected to racial taunts and are routinely assigned unsafe equipment and the most difficult tasks.
Discussion: Daily Kos and CBS DC
 
 
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Brendan F. Boyle / Philly.com:
Iran deal increases risk of war
The Indian Express:
Islamic State group using toy cars to launch bomb attacks: Report
Discussion: Jihad Watch and The Gateway Pundit
Vince Chadwick / Politico:
Fast-train rescuers accept France's top honor
Carey Gillam / Reuters:
Judge overhauls troubled Ferguson, Missouri, court
Nicholas Vinocur / Politico:
Hollande, Merkel urge ceasefire in Ukraine
Kalina Oroschakoff / Politico:
Bogus carbon offsets increased emissions
Discussion: Watts Up With That?
Jelani Cobb / New Yorker:
Class Notes  —  What's really at stake when a school closes?
Discussion: Diane Ravitch's blog
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Mytheos Holt / The Federalist:
The Hugo Awards: Why The #WaronNerds Is A War on Art
Discussion: Hit & Run
Steve Mistler / The Portland Press Herald:
Opponent of same-sex marriage reveals donors to 2009 Maine campaign
Discussion: Right Wing Watch, Slate and Towleroad
Miranda Blue / Right Wing Watch:
Steve King Claims Obama ‘Apologized To Africa For Slavery’ When 'There's Nothing To Apologize For'
Discussion: Raw Story
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Conservative lawmaker may seek vote to oust Boehner
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Daily Signal
Jamie Holmes / New York Times:
The Case for Teaching Ignorance